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.@UChicagoMedicine experts can discuss #Tocilizumab research; Drug may reduce need for ventilators in #COVID19 pneumonia

September 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Clinical Trial, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Mechanical Ventilation, Pneumonia, Roche, Tocilizumab, University of Chicago Medicine

Roche made news today as research showed its drug (tocilizumab) reduced patients’ need for ventilators for those with COVID-19-associated pneumonia. A University

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Investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate prevents severe clinical disease in animals

September 3, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Pneumonia

In new research published in Nature Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center immunologist Dan H. Barouch, MD, PhD, and colleagues demonstrated that the optimal vaccine elicited robust immune response in Syrian golden hamsters and prevented severe clinical disease — including weight loss, pneumonia and death.

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Researchers study whether vadadustat, an investigational therapy, could mitigate acute lung injury in COVID-19 patients

July 14, 2020 sarah Jonas ARDS, COVID-19, Pneumonia

Physicians are studying whether vadadustat, an investigational therapy, could protect the lungs of COVID-19 patients by triggering the body’s protective response to low oxygen levels in a randomized Phase II clinical trial at UTHealth.

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Scientists Aim Gene-Targeting Breakthrough Against COVID-19

June 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Antiviral Compounds, Antiviral Drugs, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Chemistry & Materials, Coronavirus, COVID-19, CRISPR, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, Epithelial Cells, flu, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Gene Therapy Drugs, human cells, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Medicine, Medicine & Health: Infectious/Emerging Diseases., Molecular Foundry, Nanomaterials, Nanoscience, Nanoscience & Technology, Nucleotides, Pandemic, Pandemic Flu, Peptide, Peptoids, Pneumonia, Polymers, preclinical research, respiratory ailments, Respiratory Infections, Respiratory Therapy, RNA Biology, Rna Editing, RNA enzyme, RNA sequencing, self-assembling RNA, Stanford University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Transfection, Upper Respiratory Infection, Viral Infections, viral mutations, Viral Replication, Virus

Scientists at Berkeley Lab and Stanford have joined forces to aim a gene-targeting, antiviral agent called PAC-MAN against COVID-19.

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Blood Test Indicators of Infection Response Do Not Generally Predict Severity of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children

May 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Pneumonia

Blood biomarkers that reflect the body’s response to infection – including white blood cell count, absolute neutrophil count, C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin – are generally not useful in predicting the overall severity of community-acquired pneumonia in children, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

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Arthritis Drug Presents Promise as Treatment for COVID-19 Pneumonia

April 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Arthritis, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Immune Response, Immunology, Infectious Disease, novel coronavirus, Pneumonia, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, SARS-CoV-2

UC San Diego Health has launched a Phase III clinical trial to assess whether a medication used to treat rheumatoid might also have therapeutic value for patient with COVID-19 who have developed or are at high risk of developing serious lung damage from SARS-CoV-2 infections.

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Rates of Pulmonary Complications Drastically Reduced with Newer Drug

April 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Anesthesia, Pneumonia, Pulmonary, Surgery

Improved pulmonary outcomes in surgical patients who receive the drug sugammadex could be due to a more complete reversal of the effects of muscle relaxants used during surgery.

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Study Demonstrates the Need for Immediate ICU Care for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia, Describes Patient Characteristics

April 7, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, Pneumonia

Researchers have identified the most common clinical characteristics of 109 patients with COVID-19 related pneumonia who died in Wuhan, China in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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Artificial Intelligence Enables Rapid COVID-19 Lung Imaging Analysis at UC San Diego Health

April 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Bioinformatics, Coronavirus, COVID – 19, Diagnostics, Imaging, Infectious Diseases, Pneumonia, Pulmonology, Radiology, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 testing, VIROLOGY, X-Ray

With support from Amazon Web Services, UC San Diego Health physicians are using AI in a clinical research study aimed at speeding the detection of pneumonia, a condition associated with severe COVID-19.

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@atscommunity #lung expert Dr. Michael Niederman weighs in on #COVID-19.

March 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19;, Lung Infections, Pneumonia

Michael Niederman, MD, is a member of the American Thoracic Society as well as clinical director and associate chief in

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Russian biologist explains recent findings regarding coronavirus structure

March 2, 2020 sarah Jonas atomic structure, Coronavirus, coronavirus outbreak, Molecular Biology, Pneumonia, proteins, RNA, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, viral RNA

MOSCOW (MIPT) — The atomic structure of the novel coronavirus envelope has explained why it is exceptionally contagious. Its structural

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Scientists May Have a Way to Let Preemies Breathe Easier

February 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Babies, Cell Press, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Immunity, news, news release, Pediatrics, Pneumonia, Premature Birth

The continuing epidemic of pre-term birth includes this stark reality: tiny, fragile babies are born with underdeveloped lungs and prone to lifelong respiratory infections and related chronic illnesses. Cincinnati Children’s researchers report in Immunology the discovery of a complex biological process could in the development of cost effective treatments to help babies develop lifelong pulmonary resistance to respiratory infections.

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